trochee meaning in Sanskrit
ताल tāla
/ˈtɹəʊki/US/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/
trochee in Sanskrit: ताल (tāla). In English, trochee means a metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
Sanskrit words for trochee
- a trochee
- ताल tāla
English meaning of trochee
- noun A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
trochee in other languages
Questions about trochee in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of trochee in Sanskrit?
- Trochee in Sanskrit is ताल (tāla).
- trochee इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Trochee: ताल (tāla).
- What does trochee mean in English?
- Trochee means a metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “trochee”: ताल. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: trochee (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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